A cub reporter finagled a fake front page showing a dying professor's plan for civic reform.A cub reporter finagled a fake front page showing a dying professor's plan for civic reform.A cub reporter finagled a fake front page showing a dying professor's plan for civic reform.
Sylvia Andrew
- Garden Club Member
- (uncredited)
Jessie Arnold
- Garden Club Member
- (uncredited)
Walter Bacon
- Grand Jury Member
- (uncredited)
James Base
- Scarbine's Henchman
- (uncredited)
Brandon Beach
- Club Patron
- (uncredited)
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Did you know
- GoofsA day after writing his own obituary, Mr. Trimble states that he's been alive a number of days that equal about 72.25 years, but his obituary says he died at age 74.
- ConnectionsReferences Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)
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Well-acted tale about civic corruption
Prolific director Don Weis' directorial debut, stars Keefe Brasselle as newspaper reporter Mike Perrivale, who devises a promotional stunt to further his career. Upon learning that cantankerous old history teacher Hugo Trimble (Lionel Barrymore, in one of his final performances) is dying, Mike writes up a glowing tribute, crediting various accomplishments (mostly fabricated) to Mr.Trimble. The well-meaning deed goes awry when crime boss Frankie Scarbine (J. Carroll Naish), angered that some of the civic reforms credited to Trimble may interfere with his own nefarious operations, threatens to make trouble for Mike. Fine performances from Brasselle, Barrymore, Sally Forrest as Mike's love interest, and veteran actor Lewis Stone as Josh.
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- Nov 15, 2005
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- Also known as
- Reportaje heroico
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- St. Louis Street, Lot 3, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA(modern neighborhood, demolished in 1972)
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- $439,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 27 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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